A running record of hospitality developments: new brands and conversions, executive appointments, union negotiations and strikes, licensing and occupancy tax changes, short-term rental rules and demand shocks. Reports name the properties, cities and dates. For readers who track the sector day by day rather than quarter by quarter.
Daily reporting on brand launches, management changes, labor disputes.
The accounting standard's new payroll, distribution-channel and sustainability schedules became mandatory in January, changing what finance teams have to track and disclose.
A 2010 regulation reaches into booking engines and front-desk procedure, not just building codes. Here is what hotels must do for guests who need mobility, hearing or vision accommodations.
The company's development backlog hit a record at the end of 2024 — and the share of it coming from conversions rather than new builds is the operator story.
Weekly STR/CoStar data put US occupancy at 67.6% in the week ended July 11, up from 63.5% the prior week, as FIFA World Cup demand peaked — with New York City posting the sharpest RevPAR gains among major markets.
AHLA's outlook surveys put 75% of hotels increasing wages, with housekeeping the most-critical staffing need and most operators expecting 2026 demand to hold or strengthen — the backdrop to peak-season scheduling now underway.
The June 2026 forecast revision raises projected US RevPAR growth to 2.8%, with occupancy at 62.8% and ADR up about 2%, citing strong leisure and group demand and FIFA World Cup tailwinds, per CoStar and Tourism Economics.